Lynne Whitehead

Lynne Whitehead is an English international lawn bowler.[1]

Lynne Whitehead
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1973-03-12) 12 March 1973
Sport
ClubNorfolk Bowling Club
Medal record
lawn bowls
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Ayrtriples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2007triples
Gold medal – first place2007fours

Bowls career

She was born in 1973 and won the bronze medal in the pairs with Amy Gowshall at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[2][3]

In 2007 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4][5]

She bowls for the Norfolk Bowling Club and has won four English National titles (the 2006 triples and 2006 fours and the junior singles in 1994 & 1998).[6] She subsequently won the 2007 triples and fours at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[7]

References
  1. "Athletes Profile:Lawn Bowls". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  3. "Lynne Whitehead profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Lynne aiming for bowls success". BBC Sport. 17 July 2002.
  7. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013.
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